8 new LA priests ordained, in first local ordination in era of Pope Leo XIV

8 new LA priests ordained, in first local ordination in era of Pope Leo XIV

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles on Saturday, May 31, ordained eight new priests from across California, including a 56-year-old former finance consultant from Diamond Bar and a 40-year-old Vietnam native who once promised God that if his dying mother lived he would become a priest. The ceremony was the first local ordination in the era of Pope Leo XIV, who was elected to the papacy on May 8, succeeding Pope Francis to become history’s first Ameri…

Hope Abounds: An Ordination and a Wedding - Catholic Insight

I just returned from a hopeful weekend, which I thought would share with readers, from attending an ordination and a wedding, all alumni of Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College. Father Peter Bissonnette was ordained for the diocese of Peterborough on Friday night, and the Mass, celebrated by Bishop Daniel Miehm, was standing-room only. The wedding of Gregory and Kateri Benz was on Saturday in the newly-restored Saint Mary’s church in Lindsay, with a …

A Louisiana Black Catholic considers Pope Leo XIV

Done made my vow to the Lord,And I never will turn back,Oh I will go, I shall goto see what the end will be.I must admit, I believed the pundits when they said we would never have a pope from the United States. When the white smoke appeared from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on May 8, I waited anxiously to receive the news of our new Holy Father: Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who took the name Leo XIV. About an hour and a half later, repo…